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Remote Intership: Liza Dawson Associates

December 10, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Fall, Fantasy, Fiction, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Liza Dawson Associates, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, Michael Mejias, Mysteries, New York, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Post-Graduate Degree, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Reports, research, Romance, Science Fiction, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, Thrillers, کارآموزی, Writers, Young Adult, 实习pdpabst

Liza Dawson Associates is looking for a remote intern for 2021 spring. They are a full-service literary agency based in New York City that represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. The canidate should be passionate and knowledgable in the science-fiction and fantasy genres to assist agent Hannah Bowman in reading queries, requesting partials, reading partials and preparing reader reports.

A strong applicant will be familiar with Hannah Bowman’s list and her manuscript wish list. Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary. Candidates must be able to commit 5-6 hours a week for 3-4 months. BIPOC applicants encouraged to apply.

Compensation will be provided and they can approve academic credit. Send your cover letter in the body of the email and your resume as an attachment to Nan.wu19@outlook.com with “HB Internship Application” in the subject line.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

#WriteOnCon is Almost Here!

February 19, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdmission, Agency, Agents, Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Alyssa Hollingsworth, Authors, Axie Oh, BookEnds Literary, books, Bradford Literary Agency, Charlie N. Holmberg, Childrens Books, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Dee Romito, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Forum, Fuse Literary, Gail Shepard, Hannah Carmona Dias, Jeni Chappelle, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Joy McCullough, Kat Enright, Kidlit, Laura Dail Literary Agency, Learning, Literary Agents, Liza Dawson Associates, MG, Middle Grade, New Leaf Literary & Media Inc., Non-Fiction, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Pitch, Pitching, Published Authors, Registration, Skylark Literary, Stories, Superheroes, The Rights Factory, WriteOnCon, Writers, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

WriteOnCon

The WriteOnCon creators of this marvelous online gathering say this is “A writing conference you don’t even have to wear pants to. (Please wear pants, though.)” And yep, this is my favorite line! The conference isn’t just an opportunity to attend a writing workshop, but it’ll be the cheapest (aside from being free, of course) and closest conference you’ll ever attend. Seriously, you can participate from your home! And while you might have missed the raffles and perks to buy critiques, there is still time to sign up to join. Admission is either $10 (General Admission), $15 (Full Admission), $20 (Extended Admission) or $25 (Time Traveler Admission). You can’t go wrong with any choice!

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators. Connect with writers, authors, and agents in this event. There will even be SUPERHEREOS (agents and authors) sneaking around the forum to give you feedback on your queries and manuscripts. This year’s heroes are:

SuperAgents:

Amber J. Caraveo, agent at Skylark Literary Agency
Caitie Flum, agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Devin Ross, agent at New Leaf Literary and Media
Elana Roth Parker, agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency
Emily S. Keyes, agent at Fuse Literary
Eric Smith, agent at P.S. Literary Agency
Erin Clyburn, agent at Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Hannah VanVels, agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Joanna Moult, agent at Skylark Literary Agency
Katherine Wessbecher, agent at Bradford Literary Agency
Lindsay Leggett, agent at The Rights Factory
Natascha Morris, agent at BookEnds Literary Agency
Tara Gilbert, agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency

SuperAuthors and Editors:

Jeni Chappelle, freelance editor
Kat Enright, freelance editor
L.M. Klein, freelance editor
Monica Hay, freelance editor
Adalyn Grace, YA author
Alexa Donne, YA author
Alyssa Hollingsworth, MG author
Amanda Sellet, YA author
Amy Efaw, YA author
Dee Romito, MG author
Emily Suvada, YA author
Halli Gomez, MG author
Hannah Carmona, PB author
Henry Herz, PB author
J. Elle, YA author
Julia Ember, YA author
June CL Tan, YA author
Katya de Becerra, YA author
Kim Smejkal, YA author
Kristine Asselin, MG author
Lindsay Lackey, MG author
Lisa A. Koosis, YA author
Olivia Hinebaugh, YA author
Rachel Sullivan, YA author
Rebecca J. Allen, MG & YA author
Ronni Davis, YA author
Rosiee Thor, YA author
Ryan Dalton, YA author
Ryan La Sala, YA author
Shari Simpson, MG author
Susan Kralovansky, PB author
Taylor B. Barton, YA author

Check their disguises out here. There will also be live pitch sessions! Check the schedule for all 3 days and who the speakers will be. But hurry to get registered because it’ll take place Friday-Sunday, February 21-23, 2020.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

#WriteOnCon is Almost Here!

January 31, 2019Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdmission, Agency, Agents, Alyssa Hollingsworth, Authors, Axie Oh, Beth Revis, books, Charlie N. Holmberg, Childrens Books, Conference, Dee Romito, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Forum, Gail Shepard, Hannah Carmona Dias, Joy McCullough, Kidlit, Laura Dail Literary Agency, Learning, Literary Agents, Liza Dawson Associates, MG, Middle Grade, New Leaf Literary & Media Inc., Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Published Authors, Registration, Rosalyn Eves, Stories, Superheroes, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, Transatlantic Agency, WriteOnCon, Writers, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

WriteOnCon

The WriteOnCon creators of this marvelous online gathering say this is “A writing conference you don’t even have to wear pants to. (Please wear pants, though.)” And yep, this is my favorite line! The conference isn’t just an opportunity to attend a writing workshop, but it’ll be the cheapest (aside from being free, of course) and closest conference you’ll ever attend. Seriously, you can participate from your home! And while you might have missed the raffles and perks to buy, there is still time to sign up to join. Admission is either $5 (General Admission), $10 (General + Live Events), or $15 (General + Live Events + Extended Access). You can’t wrong with any choice!

SuperAgents:

Tamar Rydzinski, agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency
Andrea Cascardi, agent at Transatlantic Agency
Kat Enright, agent at Seymour Agency
Caitie Flum, agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Lindsay Leggett, agent at The Rights Factory
Suzie Townsend, agent at New Leaf Literary and Media

SuperAuthors:

Beth Revis, YA author
Charlie N. Holmberg, YA author
Axie Oh, YA author
Rosalyn Eves, YA author
Joy McCullough, YA author
Dee Romito, MG author
Alyssa Hollingsworth, MG author
Gail Shepherd, MG author
Hannah Carmona Dias, PB author

Check their disguises out here. There will also be live pitch sessions (check the schedule for all 3 days)! But hurry to get registered because it’ll take place Friday-Sunday, February 8-10, 2019.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

San Francisco Writers Conference

December 24, 2018Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAgents, Andrea Brown Literary, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Andy Ross Agency, Animator, Authors, Bestselling Authors, Bradford Literary Agency, Brenda Knight, Catherine Coulter, Daniela Rapp, DeFiore and Company, Director, Editor-In-Chief, Editors, Fearless Books and Literary Services, February, Folio Literary Management, Full Circle Literary, Fuse Literary, Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, Jane Friedman, Jose Antonio, Keynote Speakers, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Liza Dawson Associates, Macmillan, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mekisha Telfer, Peter Beren Agency, Producer, Professionals, Pulitzer Prize Journalist, Red Sofa Literary, Roaring Book Press, San Francisco, Screenwriter, St. Martin's Press, Thrillers, TV/Film, Tyler Moss, Waterside Productions, Wendy Sherman Associates, Writer's Conference, Writerspdpabst

The 2019 San Francisco Writers Conference will be held on February 14-18 at the historical Hyatt Regency Embarcadero. Meet keynoters:

Catherine Coulter, Bestselling thriller romance novelist
Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Jane Friedman, The Business of Being a Writer

But the SFWC presenters list also includes many more bestselling authors, literary agents, editors, and publishers from major publishing houses. There are experts on self-publishing, book promotion, platform building, social media, and author websites.

2019 SFWC PRESENTERS:
Rick Acker, author
Nina Amir, author and writing coach
Kathleen Antrim, author, Co-President of International Thriller Writers
Rachelle Ayala, author
Jim Azevedo, marketing director at Smashwords
Beth Barany, creativity coaching for writers
Jordan Bernal, author and past president of CWC Tri-Valley Branch
Chaya Bhuvaneswar, author
Gail Carriger, bestselling author
Stephanie Chandler, is an author and CEO of the NonfictionAuthors Association
Paula Chinick, author and past president of California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch
Mark Coker, author and founder of major eBook publisher Smashwords
Christine Conradt, screenwriter, director, producer, author
EJ DeBrun, animator, author and TV/film professional
Kate Farrell, author, librarian, storyteller
George Fong, author
Cali Gilbert, author, photographer, filmmaker
Alessandra Harris, author
Sam Horn, founder and CEO of the Intrigue Agency
Anne Janzer, author, writing coach and consultant
Carla King, author and self publishing expert, founder of Self-Publishing Boot Camp
Mary E. Knippel, Independent editor, writing mentor and author
Kristen Lamb, author, blogger and social media Jedi
Linda Lee, web site designer and WordPress expert
Kerry Lonsdale, author of Everything We Give
Richard Loranger, poet and performance artist
Karl W. Palachuk, author, speaker and blogger
Lissa Provost, poet and author
Douglas Rees, author
Jordan Rosenfeld, author, editor and coach
Barbara Santos, author of Practice Aloha and two cookbooks…and Marketing Director for SFWC
Nina Schuyler, author
Rusty Shelton, founder and CEO of Zilker Media
Ransom Stephens, physicist, author, award winning technologist, speaker
Alex White, author

The lists for attending agents and editors looks topnotch! Some of the agents will even be accepting pitches during the Speed Dating For Agents. You can see a list of those participating here. Their are also editors doing eight minute consultations. More information on the consults is here. But for an idea of the many agents and editors that will be in attendance, here is a list:

AGENTS:
Lisa Abellera, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Peter Beren, Peter Beren Agency
Andrea Brown, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.
Dawn Frederick, Red Sofa Literary
Annie Hwang, Folio Literary Management
Taylor Martindale Kean, Full Circle Literary
Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary
Patrick Miller, Fearless Books and Literary Services
Kristen Moeller, Waterside Productions
Patricia Nelson, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Monica Odom, Liza Dawson Associates
Gabrielle Piraino, DeFiore and Company
Nicki Richesin, Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.
Andy Ross, Andy Ross Agency
Jennifer March Soloway, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Jennifer Chen Tran, Bradford Literary
Gordon Warnock, Fuse Literary
Carlisle Webber, Fuse Literary

EDITORS:
Brenda Knight, Author, President of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter
Tyler Moss, Editor-in-Chief of Writer’s Digest magazine
Daniela Rapp, Senior Editor at St. Martins Press
Mekisha Telfer, Roaring Book Press, Macmillan

INDEPENDENT EDITORS:
Pamela Feinsilber, Editorial and Writing Services
Suzanne (C.S.) Lakin, Indie Editor
Mary Rakow, Indie Editor and novelist
Monica Wesolowska, Author, teacher,and independent editor

For those attending, this sounds like a great four days of learning and marketing yourself. Good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

@WriteOnCon Campaign for 2019 Conference (Critiques, Agent Calls, Sensitivity Reads, Publishing Chats and more!)

November 3, 2018Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways2019, Affordable, Agent Calls, Agents, Art, Authors, Axie Oh, Beth Revis, Book ARC, Bradford Literary Agency, Campaign, Charlie Holmberg, Chats, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, DeFiore and Company, Editors, Entry, Extended Admission, Feedback, Full Conference Admission, Full Manuscripts, General Admission, Home, Illustrators, Janklow & Nesbit Associates, Kidlit, Learn, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mingle, NYT Best Selling Authors, P.S. Literary, Partial Pages, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Query, Raffle, Readers, Red Sofa Literary, Registration, Sara Raasch, Sensitivity Reads, Teach, WriteOnCon, Writerspdpabst

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators to teach, learn, and mingle. You do not have to be published to attend, nor do you have to leave your house! And if you think I’ve been sitting on my laptop waiting for the campaign to start, YOU ARE RIGHT! The campaign often has very affordable critiques and I WANT IN!

During the campaign, writers can purchase critiques of their queries, partial pages, or full manuscripts from NYT Best Selling Authors, publishing editors, or literary agents. Authors can also opt to purchase a sensitivity read of their manuscript. Writers can even purchase calls from a couple of literary agents to discuss the publishing industry. Some of the participants of the crits or chats include:

Kaitlyn Johnson, literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Natalie Lakosi, literary at Bradford Literary Agency
Patricia Nelson, literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Caitie Flum, literary agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Dawn Frederick, owner/literary agent at Red Sofa Literary
Sara Raasch, NYT best-selling author of the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy
Beth Revis, NYT best-selling author of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, A WORLD WITHOUT YOU, and STAR WARS REBEL RISING
Eric Smith, associate literary agent at PS Literary
Kira Watson, foreign rights coordinator at Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Ashley Collum, literary agent at Defiore and Company
Charlie Holmberg, Best-selling fantasy author of Paper Magician, and more.
Axie Oh, New Visions Award author for Rebel Seoul
And more!

All purchases appear to include conference registration and entry into a raffle to win a critique, book ARC, or a phone call from an agent! (There will be multiple winners.) And of course, you can purchase only the conference if not interested in any of the critiques. The prices are:

General Admission: $1
Full Conference Admission: $5
Extended Admission: $10
Time Traveler Admission $15

No, you’re not reading those numbers wrong! This will be the cheapest conference you will ever attend that will be packed with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of information from the comforts of your home! What else could you ask for? For complete information of what the tiered admissions cover and to search through critiques you might want to purchase, go to the campaign page. The crowdfunding will end on December 6, 2018. so hurry if you want to purchase a critique. They’re going fast.

As for the conference, it’ll be February 8th – 10th, 2019. Mark your calendars and I hope to see you there, uh, virtually of course!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Query Kombat Open Tomorrow!

May 15, 2018Contests, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Author, BookEnds Literary, books, Brower Literary and Management, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Dunham Literary, Emerald City Agency, Feedback, Fiction, First 250, Fuse Literary, Guidelines, Kara Reynolds, Kimberly Cameron & Associates, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, LKG Agency, Manuscript, Martin Literary, McIntosh & Otis, Mentor, Michael Anthony, Michelle Hauck, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, Opportunity, Pitching, Query, Query Kombat, Stories, Submissions, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary, The Kepner Agency, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, Unpublished, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Reminding everyone that Query Kombat submissions open tomorrow May 16 (9am) and close on May 18, 2018 (noon). Michelle Hauck is the creator of the contest and has help from this year hosts Kara Reynolds and Michael Anthony hosting. You can find the instructions to submit here. The participating agents are:

Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary
Christa Heschke of McIntosh and Otis
Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency
Jess Dallow of Brower Literary and Management
Whitley Abell of the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Amanda Jain of Bookends Literary Agency
Jordy Albert of The Booker Albert Literary Agency
Nicole Resciniti of The Seymour Agency
Kelly Peterson of Corvisiero Literary Agency
Chris Kepner of The Kepner Agency
Lindsay Mealing of Emerald City Literary
Lauren Galit of LKG Agency
Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary
Danielle Burby of Nelson Literary
Moe Ferrara of Bookends Literary
Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Agency
Alison McDonald of The Rights Factory
Jennifer Wills of The Seymour Agency
Dorian Maffei of Kimberly Cameron & Associates
Caitie Flum of Liza Dawson Literary
Carlisle Webber of Fuse Literary
Caitlen Rubino-Bradway of LKG Agency
Lauren Spieller of TriadaUS Literary Agency
Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger, Inc.
Alec Shane of Writers House
Lisa Abellera of Kimberley Cameron & Associates
Natascha Morris of BookEnds Literary
Lesley Sabga of The Seymour Agency
Kortney Price of Corvisiero Literary Agency

Whoa! What a list that is! So if you have a novel ready for submission, polish those queries and first 250 words. And remember, this is for completed and unpublished works. And as always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

2018 San Francisco Writers Conference

December 21, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Amazon Bestselling Author, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Arts, Authors, books, Constance Hale, Dana Gioia, Editorial, Editors, Evelyn Skye, Feedback, Fiction, Film Producer, Full Circle Literary, Fuse Literary, Genre, HarperCollins, IBPA, Jim Azevedo, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Learning, Liza Dawson Associates, Lucky Boy, Manager, Manuscaripts, Marily R. Atlas, Mark Coker, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Marketing Director, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Middle Grade, Mitali Perkins, New York Times, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Peter Beren Agency, Pitching, Poet, Poet Laureate, Presenters, Red Sofa Literary, Rober Dugoni, San Francisco, Sand Hill Review Press, Scholastic, Shanthi Sekaran, Simon and Schuster, Smashwords, St. Martin's Press, Stories, Tanya Hall, The Prayer Room, Tim McCanna, Wall Street Journal, Writer's Conference, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

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The 2018 San Francisco Writers Conference will be held on February 15-18 at the historical Mark Hopkins Hotel. Meet keynoters:

Robert Dugoni – New York Times, Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author.
Dana Gioia – California Poet Laureate. Former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Shanthi Sekaran – Author of the critically acclaimed novels,
Luck Boy and The Prayer Room.
Mitali Perkins – Author of ten novels for young readers, including Rickshaw Girl

PRESENTERS:
Nina Amir, author and writing coach
Marilyn R. Atlas, film producer/personal manager
Jim Azevedo, marketing director at Smashwords
Angela Bole, CEO of IBPA
Andrew Burleson, BetaBooks
Frances Caballo, SFWC Social Media Director, author, social media strategist for writers
Stephanie Chandler, is an author and CEO of the NonfictionAuthors Association
Melissa Cistaro, author, bookseller and event coordinator at Book Passage
Mark Coker, author and founder of major eBook publisher Smashwords
Martha Conway, author of The Underground River and Sugarland
Robin Cutler, director of IngramSpark
Jared Drake, film director and co-founder of Wildbound PR
Julia Drake, co-founder of Wildbound PR
Aya de Leon, novelist, poet and theater artist.
Eric Elfman, author and writing coach
Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, author, coach and speaker
Grant Faulkner, executive director of National Novel Writing Month
Diane Frank, author and poet
Joel Friedlander, is an award-winning book designer, blogger, and author
Constance Hale, journalist and author
Tanya Hall, CEO Greenleaf Books
Andy Jones, author, poet, professor at UC Davis; “Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour”
Mike Jung, author of Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities
Carla King, author and self publishing expert, founder of Self-Publishing Boot Camp
Bharti Kirchner, the prolific author of 11 books. her latest novel is Season of Sacrifice: A Maya Mallick Mystery is out in hardcover and as a Kindle edition.
Brenda Knight, author and marketing expert
Mary E. Knipple, writing mentor and speaker
Adair Lara, author, teacher and writing coach
Michael Larsen, author, co-founder/co-director of the SFWC
Linda Lee, web site designer and WordPress expert
Donna Levin, author
Mary Mackey, author
Tim McCanna, children’s picture book author and Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI
Isabella Michon, president/founder of ImMedia, a publicity company
Tyler Moss, managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine
Anne Perry, international bestselling historical novelist
Lissa Provost, poet and author
David Rasch, lecturer with Stanford University’s Continuing Education program
Olivia Rivers, award-winning YA novelist of Tone Deaf & movie-optioned In The Hope of Memories
Barbara Santos, author of Practice Aloha and Marketing Director for SFWC
Penny Sansevieri, founder of Author Marketing Experts
Helen Sedwick, lawyer and author of Self-Publishers Legal Handbook
Naheed Senzai, author
Rusty Shelton, founder and CEO of Zilker Media
Evelyn Skye, bestselling YA author of The Crown’s Game series
Ransom Stephens, physicist, author, award winning technologist, speaker
Wendy Nelson Tokunaga, author and manuscript consultant
Cathy Turney, author of Get 10,000 Twitter Followers Easily, Quickly, Ethically
Lyzette Wanzer, San Francisco writer, editor, and creative writing workshop instructor.
Penny Warner, award winning author
Alex White, author of The Salvagers series (Orbit, 2018)
Victoria Zackheim, author, editor and screenwriter

The lists for attending agents and editors looks topnotch! Some of the agents will even be accepting pitches during the Speed Dating For Agents. You can see a list of those participating here. But for an idea of the many agents and editors that will be in attendance, here is a list:

AGENTS:
Lisa Abellera, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Peter Beren, Peter Beren Agency
Amy Cloughley, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Laurie Fox, Linda Chester Literary Agency
Dawn Frederick, Red Sofa Literary
Taylor Martindale Kean, Full Circle Literary
Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary
Mary C. Moore, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Patricia Nelson, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Monica Odom, Liza Dawson Associates
Jody Rein, Jody Rein Books
Nicki Richesin, Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.
Andy Ross, Andy Ross Agency
Ken Sherman, Ken Sherman & Associates
Jennifer March Soloway, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Gordon Warnock, Fuse Literary
Carlisle Webber, Fuse Literary

EDITORS:
Mary E. Knippel, Independent editor, writing mentor and author
Tory Hartmann, Sand Hill Review Press
Georgia Hughes, Editorial Director at New World Library
Brenda Knight, Author, President of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter
Hilary Lawson, HarperCollins
Karla Olson, Editorial Director at Patagonia Books
Daniela Rapp, St. Martins Press
Meghan Stevenson, Independent Editor
Weslie Turner, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint at Scholastic
Jennifer Ung, Simon Pulse, an imprint at Simon and Schuster
Brooke Warner, Publisher at She Writes Press
Hannah Wood, Independent Editor

For those attending, this sounds like a great four days of learning and marketing yourself!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Dear Lucky Agent Contest: Middle Grade Fiction

January 3, 2017Contests, Critiques, LiteraryAuthors, Catie Flum, Chuck Sambuchino, Dear Lucky Agent Contest, Feedback, Fiction, Guide to Literary Agents 2017, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, Manuscripts, Middle Grade Fiction, Opportunity, Publishing, Submission, Writer's Digest, Writerspdpabst

Chuck Sambuchino announced Writer’s Digest is hosting the 30th “Dear Lucky Agent Contest“. The agent judge is Caitie Flum from Liza Dawson Associates.

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She is now building her own list of clients. She graduated from Hofstra University in 2009 with a B.A. in English with a concentration in publishing studies. She interned at Hachette Book Group and Writers House. Caitie is looking for commercial and upmarket fiction with great characters and superb writing, especially historical fiction, mysteries/thrillers of all kinds, romance, and book club fiction. She is open to science fiction and fantasy that crosses over to a young adult market. She is also looking for middle grade and young adult projects. In nonfiction, she is looking for narrative nonfiction, especially history that’s impossible to put down, books on pop culture, theater, current events, women’s issues, and humor. But remember, this contest is for Middle Grade fiction only.

The contest is now live and runs through the end of January 31, 2017 (PST). There will be three winners! According to the website, they all get the same prize (which is different than prior contest). Top 3 winners each get: 1) A critique of the first 10 double-spaced pages of your work by your agent judge. 2) Their choice of any of Chuck’s two new books that came out in fall (the Guide to Literary Agents 2017 or the Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2017).

Be sure to check out the submission guidelines and pay close attention to a few things you need to do in order to be eligible. And as always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

#PubTalkTV Tonight

February 17, 2015LiteraryApproaching agents, Authors, Jane Freymann Literary Agency, Jessica Sinsheimer, Kelsey Macke, Literary Advise, Liza Dawson Associates, Monica Odom, Pitch, PubTalkTV, Query, Roseanne Wells, Summer Heacock, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Twitter, Writing Tipspdpabst

If you don’t already know, PubTalkTV is a new place to get questions answered by literary agents. Authors Summer Heacock and Kelsey Macke serve as moderators while they read and ask your questions to the participating agents Monica Odom (Liza Dawson Associates), Jessica Sinsheimer (Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency), and Roseanne Wells (The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency).

So how do get in on the action? It’ll be tonight at 8:00PM EST (if they haven’t changed the time) on their website (link above). As for asking questions, form them on twitter using the #PubTalkTV hashtag during the live session and Summer and Kelsey might select yours to ask the agents.

See you there!

P.D. Pabst
Writer and blogger of MG/YA fiction

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